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HTML editor

Hello - We are using Blackboard Learn 9.1 SP9 and having a trouble embedding a video in course content. We tried to add an item (i.e. youtube video) by using Toggle HTML Source Code in HTML Editor. When the code like.. is added and click Submit, the code didn't get saved. As a workaround, we had...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learn discussions (Forum) by Dohoon Lee on 6 Dec 2012

HTML in Test Export

Hi, I've recently come accross an issue with exporting surveys and tests, where some html is embedded in the question string. In the export, the following html is included: Question Title: <div class="vtbegenerated"><p>Question Text</p></div> Question Answer: <div...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learn discussions (Forum) by Bethan Reid on 22 Nov 2012

HTML File modified after submission

Hi, I recently had to submit an html file for a large class project-- the file was a game I created in Javascript. Yesterday, I learned that I received a 0 for the project, and when I viewed the attachment to my submission again, large parts of my code were replaced with XXXX, rendering it completely...

Posted to Students (Forum) by cforrest@students.pgcc.edu on 20 Nov 2012

German umlaut not displaying in blackboard

Hi, Hoping you can help. A lecturer I work with creates html pages using Microsoft FrontPage, and quizzes using hot potatoes, and uploads these to blackboard for her students. These always displayed correctly in CE8. But we upgraded to BB9.1 over the summer and migrated all modules. Now most of the special...

Posted to Educators and Designers (Forum) by Frances Boylan on 10 Oct 2012

Custon CSS in Bb courses

Is it possible to use custom CSS to style content in Blackboard 9.1 SP7? Either by adding the code to the HTML code of the item or referencing a CSS file outside the course? I'm guessing not seeing you con only access the body of an HTML item and not the header. Just want to be sure because I have...

Posted to Educators and Designers (Forum) by Bill Porter on 18 Sep 2012

Discussion Board Posts

I can post fine to the discussion board, but the posts appear all in one paragraph. Not just for me either. For everyone in two of my classes. The "preview" mode looks fine and professional. By using the HTML coding option, you can make a post look even better, but then once you post it, it's...

Posted to Students (Forum) by JoVon Patterson on 1 Sep 2012

Twitter feeds and Skype buttons

Is it possible to embed the HTML code for a Twitter feed and a Skype status button on a blank page? I can get both the feed and the button to appear, but the feed vanishes if I edit the page, and the Skype status button stops working after I log out. Thanks!

Posted to Educators and Designers (Forum) by Jessica Matthews on 31 Aug 2012

Reset Entry Point as Link to HTML Page - Now How Do I Get Back to Edit Mode?

I re-set my entry point as a link to an HTML page. The problem is, now when I open my course website, I just get the HTML page, with no editing options. There is no switch at the top of the page to toggle edit mode on or off, no "Course Management" menu on the left side of the screen, etc....

Posted to Educators and Designers (Forum) by Kimberly Ball on 9 Aug 2012

URGENT: Self changing Custom HTML on submit - Advance Customisation

Hi Everybody, I have the following issue, has anyone come across this, driving me insane at the moment: Blackboard custom HTML code issue - possible bug ISSUE INTRODUCTION This is what we are trying to achieve with custom HTML code, see below. Each clickable area is clearly indicated with fade in/out...

Posted to Educators and Designers (Forum) by Paul Trainer on 6 Aug 2012

HTML Break tag (<br>) and BB 9.1.8 upgrade do not play well

Our university recently upgraded Blackboard Learn platform from version 9.1 service pack 5 to version 9.1 service pack 8 (“Ocho”). I was using HTML extensively in test questions to format the content into a very specific layout (small lines of content in bordered tables to emulate the labels...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learn discussions (Forum) by Lauren Linn on 23 May 2012